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Michigan Conservancies Achieve National Recognition 

2/26/2014

 
Heart of the Lakes Center would like to congratulate the Michigan Nature Association and Chikaming Open Lands—both the nonprofit land conservancies achieved first time national accreditation and accreditation renewal, respectively.

“We applaud both these organizations on these significant accomplishments,” said Jonathan Jarosz, Executive Director of Heart of the Lakes Center for Land Conservation Policy, a statewide organization that strengthens the collective efforts of organizations dedicated to the conservation of Michigan’s environmentally and economically significant lands. “Accreditation means that these groups meet national standards of excellence and uphold the public trust with the organizational strength and ability needed to ensure the permanence of the important lands they work to protect.”
Michigan now has ten nationally accredited land conservancies.  An 11th, The Nature Conservancy in Michigan, is accredited through their national office.  Accreditation through the Land Trust Accreditation Commission is a rigorous process that assesses an organization’s governance, internal management, and the systems and policies it uses to permanently protect land. “It strengthens Michigan land conservancies for the challenging work of protecting the natural, scenic, forestry and agricultural lands that drive Michigan’s economy and contribute to the outstanding quality of life we all enjoy,” Jarosz added.

To aide in their quest for accreditation, both the Michigan Nature Association and Chikaming Open Lands leveraged the Advancing Conservancy Excellence (ACE) program, a partnership between Heart of the Lakes and the Land Trust Alliance to provide Michigan conservancies with the training, knowledge, and capacity required to be well-positioned for accreditation and sustainable for future generations. The program is supported by the The Carls Foundation, the Frey Foundation, the C.S. Foundation, the Wege Foundation and the Barbara A. and Fred M. Erb Family Foundation. 

Michigan’s Accredited Land Conservancies
  • Chikaming Open Lands
  • Chippewa Watershed Conservancy
  • Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy
  • Land Conservancy of West Michigan
  • Leelanau Conservancy
  • Legacy Land Conservancy
  • Little Forks Conservancy
  • Michigan Nature Association
  • North Oakland Headwaters Land Conservancy
  • Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy
  • The Nature Conservancy in Michigan

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